Chapter 26 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When Fang Yuan wrote this line of Chinese characters, Dunbar finally understood the profundity of Chinese culture.

All of the characters looked square, but why did it look so enchanting?

This was ridiculous!

However, Dunbar did not express any dissatisfaction. After all, Fang Yuan was kind enough to help him.

“Okay…in that case, thank you, Fang Yuan.”

“No problem.”

The smile on Fang Yuan’s face grew wider. He pushed the paper to Dunbar and said, “Chinese characters are easy very easy to learn. Just practice it more. There’s a Chinese saying that if you copy someone’s writing a hundred times, you’ll be a master in no time. You should practice this a hundred times before writing it on your friend’s book.”

Dunbar’s eyes were filled with despair.

These characters were stuck together with so many strokes that it was hard to see clearly.

Writing this a hundred times would take forever!

Dunbar braced himself and started writing.

The first time.

The second time.

..

The tenth time.

By the time Dunbar wrote it for the tenth time, he stopped and felt that his hands were already numb.

Why were these words so difficult to write?

It was like a spell!

Fang Yuan said, “Not bad! You’ve improved compared to your first time. Keep up the momentum and write it 90 more times.”

‘This devil!’ Dunbar thought about how he had to write this 100 times when he got back to his room later and felt a little helpless.

“Thanks, Fang Yuan. I think that I’ve practiced enough, so I’ll continue to practice later when I go back.”

Dunbar quickly changed the topic. “Isn’t the live broadcast of the final judging session tomorrow? The judges will review all the shortlisted works, and at the same time, they’ll reveal the identity of the anonymous author. Why don’t you teach me some Chinese? I heard that the head judge is the head of the Cultural Administration and has a Chinese background. It’ll be great to learn a few sentences in advance.”

He made a direct reference to tomorrow’s award as he tried to draw Fang Yuan’s attention to something else.

Now, Dunbar was eager to learn spoken Chinese.

Anything was better than writing these complex Chinese characters.

No matter how difficult spoken Chinese was, it was probably not as difficult as this line of gibberish.

“Alright. Since I don’t have much time, I’ll just teach you a few things that you can use tomorrow.”

“Okay, okay. I’ll listen to you.”